This is probably not the right place to have a discussion about this - a pint at some wargames show might be a better place - but what "freedom in Europe" are you referring to?I think we all agree that Waterloo was very significant to reaffirm the new power of balance reached at the Congress of Vienna, but that has noting to do with freedom. It is merely a deal struck between nations about who controls what territory. Freedom - and especially for the ordinary population - is not something I see as a parameter in the equation. On the contrary, one can argue (and this frequently comes up in all sorts of discussions) is that Vienna and Waterloo are the triumph of the old regimes over the ideals of the French revolution.Now, the truth is probably more nuanced than that, of course, but the mere fact this is still being debated is that it is not unequivocally accepted that defeating Napoleon means freedom in Europe.